A multi-stage automatic transmission for a motor vehicle with standard
drive has one overdrive front-mounted gearset (VS) which is connected
with one input shaft (AN), a multi-member main gearset connected with one
output shaft (AB) and connectable with one output element of the
front-mounted gearset (VA), the same as six shifting elements (A, B, C,
D, E, F) by the selective paired closing of which preferably eight
forward gears can be engaged without range shifting. The main gearset
comprises three rear-mounted gearsets (NS1, NS2, NS3) whose three sun
gears (SO_NS1, SO_NS2, SO_NS3) are interconnected and can be connected
with the output element of the front-mounted gearset (VS) and with the
input shaft (AN). One web (ST_NS1) of the first rear-mounted gearset
(NS1) is fixable and connectable with the input shaft (AN). One internal
gear (HO_NS1) of the first rear-mounted gearset (NS1) and both webs
(ST_NS2, ST_NS3) of the second and third rear-mounted gearsets (NS2, NS3)
are interconnected and connected with the input shaft (AB). One internal
gear (HO_NS2) of the second rear-mounted gearset (NS2) is fixable. One
internal gear (HO_NS3) of the third rear-mounted gearset (NS3) can be
connected with the output element of the front-mounted gearset (VS). One
connecting element (VE) from the output element of the main gearset to
the output shaft (AB) is axially tied between the second and third
rear-mounted gearset (NS2, NS3) on the coupled web (ST_NS2, ST_NS3)
thereof and overlaps the third rear-mounted gearset (NS3) radially when
viewed in axial direction.